So here is an overview of how I redid my system.

Starting from the Battery. These are my two fuse holders how I mounted them. Then the wires running down through the firewall grommet. 4 and 8 gauge.



Here is my Head Unit. It is an Alpine IDA- X305. I LOVE the ipod feature on it. Works flawlessly. I don't even listen to the radio anymore.


And here is where the power is. Behind the seats I have my Alpine MRP- F300 on the left and my Alpine MRP- M1000 on the right. The F300 is for my Components in the front and the M1000 is for my soon to be bought Jl w3v310's.




These are my Alpine Type- R Components. They are getting 150 RMS to each side. They sound great and produce great mids and highs without distorting. Also see how I mounted them on MDF and used clay to seal around them. For door treatments I also sealed off the hole with No Tresspassing signs cut to shape and used 3 layers of Raamat on outer door skin, 2 layers on inner, and 1- 2 layers on plastic door panel itself. So far I have LOVED not having the vibrations I had and the clear music.



It sounds AWESOME as is. I just cant wait untill I save up enough to get the subs. THEN it will be complete. Thanks for viewing. Tell me what ya think. -Brent

 

Looks good man. Have you test fitted to make sure the seat goes back on? And also keep on eye on those crossover in the door. They are prone to water damage in there.

Glad to see yet another person convinced that money/time spent on door treatments is well worth it!

 

i really like it, everytime i see amps on board makes me kick myself for not mounting the amps for the shop (screwed to metal)

hey msall what happens if the crossover gets water on it? sorry for the noob question i ziptied mine all the way @ the bottom of the door panel on the inside outer corner

 

Yeah I had to move the left amp down a little bit to get the seat back on. Scratched the m1000 pretty bad down at the bottom right when I was test fitting. Didn't make me to happy, but I don't have to see it all the time. I just took the seat off today to tune them and take pictures. I'll keep an eye out on the crossovers. I don't see how they could get water in there when my speaker is fully exposed to the door though. But thanks for the heads up! Also on the door treatments. I spent a total of 11 HOURS doing the front 2 and rear two doors. I only sealed and made baffles for the front two. I really noticed a difference on just how there is no rattles or vibrations and the doors just feel more "solid". But I really think once all was said and done it was well worth it.

 

Looks great! I sealed up my doors as well following mSaLL's tutorial (thanks again man!) and have loved every minute of it. I find myself listening to my favorite tunes MUCH louder than I used to simply because I don't get any panel buzzing like I did before.

 

Is the wood to let you have circular speakers?

 

The speakers come with adapter plates. The wood does act act an adapter, but it also lets it mount it to the metal getting rid of some panel buzz. It just isnt a good idea to mount a high powered mid to plastic. I also used non hardening clay to seal up between the wood and metal.

 

nice! sooo much work...

 

Yeah I have around 18 hours into the install...

 

How many times have we said latest and final build!

Might consider splitting up the amps, 1 behind each side. That way they can both be the same way and look better.

 

Looks great man, we have very similar setups in terms of how things are placed. Those look like the 5 1/4" Type Rs, but I could be wrong. Is there a reason you chose those over the 6 1/2"?

 

Nah there the SPR- 17s. The exact ones you have Mblouir. I kinda picked my whole system after what you had. I just really liked it. I plan on getting w3's like yours, but I only have around 50 bucks after I got all this. So that will have to wait. As for moving the amp over, I would like the idea. But I already cut my wires to length, and it isn't like i'm gonna be looking at them all the time. -Brent.

 

Nice man. They just looked small in there on the MDF. I need to pay more attention to my own speakers. :o

Yeah I have both my amps over there. Originally had the larger amp on the left side, but realized after I put the rear seat bracket (metal bar) back in that it wasn't going to work. That one clip for the rear seat was in the way. Glad you didn't have to deal with that. I was a little POd that evening.

So how do you like the setup as a whole so far? You really need those subs. Those Type Rs are pretty good little speakers. When I first installed them I was surprised at how loud they got without distorting.

 

Yeah I actually had to move the left amp down a little. I tried for 30 mins getting really POd to push the seat on then decided to move it down.

I like the speakers alot. If I didn't already have the amp, box, and need for bass from my existing setup I would probably be satisfied with just my speakers. They get plenty loud for me. And also keep sounding good as well. What do you have the tweeters set at in your crossovers? I have mine at -8 since I didn't really know what to set them at. Also I set my High pass to around 80. Is that what you set yours at? Thanks.

 

Nah leave both amps on that side. Use the other side for MORE amps = mo' powa'!!

Did you treat your MDF baffles with waterproofing of some sort? (like Thompson's waterproof spray for wood) If not I recommend it.